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Jorge E. Esteves
Researcher at Instituto Piaget
Publications - 50
Citations - 609
Jorge E. Esteves is an academic researcher from Instituto Piaget. The author has contributed to research in topics: Osteopathy & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 33 publications receiving 329 citations. Previous affiliations of Jorge E. Esteves include British School of Osteopathy & Oxford Brookes University.
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Dynamic touch reduces physiological arousal in preterm infants: A role for c-tactile afferents?
Andrea Manzotti,Francesco Cerritelli,Jorge E. Esteves,Gianluca Lista,Erica Lombardi,Simona La Rocca,Alberto Gallace,Francis McGlone,Susannah C. Walker +8 more
TL;DR: Findings from this study provide support for the hypothesis that CTs signal the affective quality of nurturing touch.
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Models and theoretical frameworks for osteopathic care – A critical view and call for updates and research
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The role of gentle touch in perinatal osteopathic manual therapy
Francis McGlone,Francis McGlone,Francesco Cerritelli,Susannah C. Walker,Jorge E. Esteves,Jorge E. Esteves +5 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that a class of low threshold mechanosensitive c‐fibre, named c‐tactile afferents, which respond optimally to gentle, slow moving touch are likely to play a direct and significant role in the efficacy of manual therapies.
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The Italian Osteopathic Practitioners Estimates and RAtes (OPERA) study: A cross sectional survey.
Gerard Alvarez,Sonia Roura,Francesco Cerritelli,Jorge E. Esteves,Johan Verbeeck,Patrick van Dun +5 more
TL;DR: The profile of osteopaths in Italy seems to be characterised by a self-employed young adult male working mostly as a sole practitioner, who has been trained as osteopath through a part-time curriculum and had a previous degree mostly in the fields of sports science or physiotherapy.
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Developing competence in diagnostic palpation: Perspectives from neuroscience and education
Jorge E. Esteves,Charles Spence +1 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that as students progress through their programme of study, they should be encouraged to use available opportunities to experience normal and altered patterns of structure and function; and reflect on the validity and reliability of their diagnostic judgements.